State News

A Sioux City man has been convicted on two counts of first degree murder for the stabbing deaths of his former girlfriend and an acquaintance. Nineteen-year-old Tran Walker was accused of murdering 17-year-old Paiten Sullivan […]

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a man died following an explosion at a business near Britt on Wednesday. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department says 62-year-old Gary Olson died after an explosion at […]

The state agency director who was dismissed six weeks ago says he’s taking legal action to clear his name — and to send a message to his former employees in the Department of Human Services. […]

A train derailment is under investigation in northwest Iowa. On Wednesday at 8:32 p.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a train derailment that occurred on the BNSF Railway, five miles northwest of […]

The State Board of Education gave final approval today to a change in state school bus rules that will require seatbelts to be installed whenever a district buys a new school bus. Department of Education […]

Iowa is falling short on deterring kids from using tobacco, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network. Danielle Oswald-Thole, the organization’s Iowa government relations director, blames the state’s tobacco […]

A northeast Iowa man has died following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 3 in Fayette County on Wednesday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Melody Hewitt of Oelwein attempted to […]

Attorneys for the State of Iowa are challenging a jury’s verdict against former Governor Terry Branstad. The jury awarded Christopher Godfrey $1.5 million after concluding Branstad retaliated against the former Workers Compensation Commissioner because he’s […]

Corn continues to mature across Iowa and while it may be beneficial to farmers, those fields of green can be a danger for drivers traveling on rural roads. Floyd County Deputy Sheriff Travis Bartz says […]

The Iowa Lottery says the fiscal year that ended in July produced the best sales in its history. Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn talked about the preliminary budget numbers Tuesday at a store in Cedar […]